For centuries, kings and queens have enrobed themselves in luxurious fur called ermine—which has a rich history. An ermine shares a gaze with Cecilia Gallerani, lady-in-waiting of the Duke of ...

A history of Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th-Century portrait, “Lady With an Ermine,” is also a history of modern Europe. Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani or Lady with an Ermine, 1488-1490 ...

In fact, the Cecilia portrait, dated around 1489-91 and usually known as Lady with an Ermine, is one of Leonardo’s more prosaic works, though it is beautifully executed with an almost ...

One persistent hypothesis surrounding “Woman With an Ermine” is that the female subject of the painting was actually pregnant at the time. “But the examination of the contour of the dress ...